Wall vent



R O L Y A T F G WALL VENT Filed Feb. 13, 1948 George F. Taylor INVENTOR.

BY amp aw 19m Patented Nov. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ventilators and the primary object of the present invention is to provide'a wall vent adapted to be attached to a wall structure opposite an opening therein to permit moisture in the inner walls to escape thus preventing rot and deterioration inside the wall.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a wall ventilating attachment for clapboard constructed walls that is so designed as to facilitate the same to be operatively applied to the wall after the wall has been insulated, thus the said wall vent may be attached at a selected position and height on the wall to properly ventilate the latter.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a wall vent that is small and compact in structure which is quickly and readily applied to or removed from a wall structure in a convenient manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a wall vent that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat'and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a clapboard constructed wall, and, showing the present invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the wall vent constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 44 of Figure l; and,

Figure 5 is a transverse horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral i!) represents a wall structure generally, formed of a plurality of overlapping substantially horizontal clapboards, one of which is designated by the numeral [2 and is provided with a vvl tilating opening l4.

Fixed to the clapboard l2 and opposing the opening M, is a substantially rectangular screen It that will tend to prevent undesirable foreign substances from entering the opening M.

The numeral l8 represents the present wall vent generally, comprising a flat substantially rectangular sheet of bendable metal 23, the central portion of which is pressed outwardly to provide a substantially wedge shaped central portion that includes a downwardly and outwardly inclined forward wall 22. Integrally formed with the upper end of the rectangular sheet 20 is a flat extension 24 that is extended between the overlapping ends of the clapboard 12 having the opening l4 and a clapboard 26 that is disposed above the clapboard l2. Adjacent the longitudinal side edges 28 of the rectangular sheet 20, there is provided a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings 30 that receive fasteners 32 for securing the rectangular sheet 20 to the clapboard IZ to prevent sliding movement of the rectangular sheet 26 relative to the clapboard l2.

Intpractical use of the present invention, air enters the substantially wedge shaped, raised central portion of the rectangular sheet 20 through the lower open end 3:3 of said raised central portion and passes through the screen 16 into the opening M to ventilate the interior of the wall structure it! and eliminating the moisture within the wall structure, thus eliminating the normal moisture in the wall structure and preventing rot and deterioration inside the wall structure.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a wall structure formed of clapboards one of which is provided with an opening, a screen fixed solely against the outer surface of the wall and opposing the opening, a hollow substantially wedge shaped conduit having a downwardly and outwardly inclined outer wall, said conduit being open at the lower end, a flat integral extension at the upper reduced end of the conduit received between a pair of adjacent clapboards, and means for securing the conduit to the wall registering with the opening therein.

2. In a building structure having an outer wall, said outer wall including first and second clapboards having upper and lower portions, said first clapboard having an opening therein, the lower portion of said second clapboard overlapping the upper portion of said first clapboard; a wall vent comprising a screen directly and solely secured to the outer surface of said first clapboard and in registry with said opening, a hollow substantially wedge-shaped conduit having a downwardly and outwardly inclined flat outer wall spaced from the outer surface of said first clapboard, said conduit extending throughout the width of said first clapboard, and an extension at the reduced end of said conduit fixed between the overlapping portions of said first and second clapboards, said conduit being substantially equal in thickness to said clapboards to prevent harmful projections, said conduit adapted to permit moisture between the inner and outer walls of a building structure to escape to prevent rot and deterioration of the walls.

GEORGE F. TAYLOR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,264,056 Geibig Apr. 23, 1918 2,308,766 Martinus Jan. 19, 1943 2,350,771 Klunder June 6, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 534,384 Great Britain Mar. 5, 1941 

